Little Bow Lake Reservoir | |
Location: | Vulcan County, Alberta |
Coords: | 50.1944°N -112.6739°W |
Pushpin Map: | Alberta |
Length: | 3.8km (02.4miles) |
Width: | 3.6km (02.2miles) |
Area: | 5.44km2 |
Depth: | 4.3m (14.1feet) |
Max-Depth: | 11m (36feet) |
Elevation: | 853m (2,799feet) |
Reference: | Little Bow Lake Reservoir |
Little Bow Lake Reservoir is a reservoir in Alberta. It is popular in the area as a swimming hole and fishing spot.http://sunsite.ualberta.ca/Projects/Alberta-Lakes/view/?region=South%20Saskatchewan%20Region&basin=Oldman%20River%20Basin&lake=Little%20Bow%20Lake%20Reservoir&number=119
The land that is now Little Bow Lake Reservoir used to be a depression in a flat, grassy prairie. The area was used by the Blackfoot tribe as a hunting ground for buffalo. The Canadian government filled the depression with water in 1920 with water from the Little Bow River.